Patents by Inventor David LAMBOURNE

David LAMBOURNE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process of sustaining methane production in a subterranean carbonaceous medium
    Patent number: 10378319
    Abstract: Process for stimulating and maintaining the activity of a microbial consortia within a subterranean solid carbonaceous medium to produce methane are described. The process comprises the steps of: (A) dosing a first nutrient composition into the microbial consortia environment, (B) monitoring the microbial consortia environment, including the generation of methane therein; (C) dosing a second nutrient composition into the microbial consortia based upon the results of step (B); and (D) repeating steps (B) and (C) and, if required, (E) dosing a further nutrient composition into the microbial consortia environment based upon the results of step (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: David Lambourne, Philip Hendry
  • PROCESS OF SUSTAINING METHANE PRODUCTION IN A SUBTERRANEAN CARBONACEOUS MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160319643
    Abstract: Process for stimulating and maintaining the activity of a microbial consortia within a subterranean solid carbonaceous medium to produce methane are described. The process comprises the steps of: (A) dosing a first nutrient composition into the microbial consortia environment, (B) monitoring the microbial consortia environment, including the generation of methane therein; (C) dosing a second nutrient composition into the microbial consortia based upon the results of step (B); and (D) repeating steps (B) and (C) and, if required, (E) dosing a further nutrient composition into the microbial consortia environment based upon the results of step (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: David LAMBOURNE, Philip HENDRY